The Mission San Gabriel, as it underwent renovations in 2022. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) Steven Hackel thought it was a prank at first when the call came, early in the morning: “What do you ...

It’s been nearly three years since Mission San Gabriel Arcángel closed its doors to visitors. But on Saturday, July 1, those doors swung wide open as the landmark structure – known as the birthplace ...

Mission San Gabriel has reopened to the public for the first time since the arrival of the coronavirus pandemic and a devastating arson fire in July 2020. At a June 27 ceremony attended by area ...

After three years of closure and restoration, voices will once again echo in the halls of Mission San Gabriel starting Saturday, July 1. Now, after the pandemic and a fire that nearly destroyed it, ...

A live Way of the Cross — or Via Crucis — took place outside Mission San Gabriel on Friday, March 29 — Good Friday. The procession, organized by Brazos Abiertos (Open Arms), a ministry at the mission, ...

Walking into the Mission San Gabriel Archangel is like stepping back 200 years into the early days of Alta California history. Founded in 1771, it is the fourth of a chain of 21 missions began by St.

Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Monday, Sept. 12. I’m Andrew J. Campa 👋🏼, a Metro reporter writing from the San Gabriel Valley (further east than the Eastside!

I. Name of the mission -- First missionaries -- Locality -- Picture of Our Lady of Sorrows charms the savages -- Beginnings -- Disorderly soldiers -- Indians aroused -- Battle -- Savages terrified -- ...

Steven Hackel thought it was a prank at first when the call came, early in the morning: “What do you mean the church is on fire?” He raced from his Pasadena home to the 249-year-old Mission San ...